Uriah Christian Toby

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Uriah C. Toby

Uriah C. Toby, well known resident of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], passed away Monday morning at his residence in West Main Street, following an illness of several weeks' duration. Failing in health for the past year, he went to Albany on December 17, 1934, and entered St. Peter's Hospital for observation, but due to heart conditions an operation was deemed inadvisable, and he returned to his home here, where he was under the care of Dr. Edward Danforth. His condition continued to grow worse and for the past five weeks he had been confined to his bed, and although the best of medical attention and care were given, he failed to respond to treatment, his death occurring at 7 o'clock Monday morning. His death removed from the village one of its most prominent and loyal citizens. Actively interested in the welfare of the town and community, he had served as a member of the village Board of Trustees, and was a member of the present town board. He was also a faithful member of the First Presbyterian Church, with which he united when a young man, and for many years had been a member of the board of elders. In the fraternal life of the community he had been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having been a charter member of Bainbridge Lodge, no. 920, and also a charter member of Bridgehanna Rebekah Lodge. He was a past grand of the Odd Fellows, and a past captain of the Sidney Canton, of which until recently he was a member. Born on January 2, 1863, in the town of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], near the settlement of Yaleville, he was the youngest of a family of nine children, seven boys and two girls. His parents were Martin and Christine Spindler Toby, who came to this country in 1855 from Dolgeshiem, Germany. He received his education at the district school and the old Bainbridge Academy, and his early life was spent in farming. At the age of 21 he went to California, where for seven years he was employed as a stage coach driver between Madera and the Yosemite Valley, a distance of about 200 miles, and his friends recall many exciting tales which he told of his life on the stage coach. Returning to Bainbridge in 1892, he was united in marriage with Mary L. Humphrey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Humphrey, and for several years he followed the occupation of farmer, residing on the Humphrey farm, west of the village. Disposing of the farm about thirty-three years ago to John A. Howland, Mr. and Mrs. Toby came to the village to reside, where Mrs. Toby's death occurred on February 9, 1922. In August, 1924, he was united in marriage with Mrs. Minnie Wadhams, of Carthage, who now survives. Other immediate members of the family surviving are: a sister, Mrs. Willard Bradley, of Davenport Center; a step-daughter, Mrs. R.H. Powell, and two children, Varna Louise and William G., of Waterbury, Conn., and several nieces and nephews. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon in the First Presbyterian Church, where the body lay in state from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Rev. G. H. Orvis, pastor, officiated, and the remains were then placed in the vault in Greenlawn Cemetery [Bainbridge, NY] for later interment. Church officials, town and village officers and fraternity members were in attendance and the many floral tributes bore evidence of the esteem in which he was held in the community. [1935]

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